Question for Tim S or TX Jim

NY 986 · Nov 14, 2012

Do either of you know if the hand (manual) parking brake was offered as an option on 50 series row crops with power shift in the US?

Tx Jim · Nov 14, 2012

As for what I remember no parking brakes were offered on a Waterloo tractor built for "North American sales" with either type transmission. My quick check of parts catalog revealed this: Secondary Brake Controls (Not Used in US and Canada) HTH's

tim s · Nov 14, 2012

I have seen them in 4430's and 4440's that had been over seas and ended up at a large consignment sale in northern Ohio, may even came down from Canada

Anonymous-0 · Nov 15, 2012

The legislators in the UK , maybe the rest of Europe weren't happy with the transmission locking style parking brakes , not because of any problems with efficiency , but they wanted an emergency brake . Its not something you would want to do too many times in the Mannheim style utilities , as the handbrake is wrapped around the diff housing , and isn't designed for repeated use on a moving tractor . However it can be applied if need be in an emergency situation , unlike the transmission locking type .
When the 6000 series came out in Europe in '92, the transmission lock was a revelation , as people like me who grew up with 30/40/50 series were amazed at the ability to hold a heavily laden tractor on the steepest of slopes , safely .

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